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Day of the Dead: Oaxaca

The Day of the Dead in Oaxaca is a 5-day event encompassing parades, costumes, and all-night vigils at the cemetaries where the souls of the dead are said to leave their graves for the night. Part pagan ritual and part American-style Halloween, it is a feast for the senses, especially after consumer the ever-present offer of mescal.